So You Want To Make It On The Fediverse?
Yarmo recently wrote this inspiring post about Twitter migrants coming into the fediverse, or specifically, Mastodon. In the post he says: Twitter is a metropole. Its users all share the same playing...
Why I Have A Blog
This was an interesting post by Jan-Lukas, and some of the comments on Hacker News were very interesting (he mentions specifics in his post, but you can read them all here). I thought I would turn thi...
How To Add An Old Post Notice To WordPress
I like to let people know when they're reading an old post of mine, as it may contain out of date info. This post will show you how to easily add an old post notice to your WordPress site.
Removing Mastodon Webmention From My IndieWeb
Unfortunately, I've had to remove the Mastodon Webmention integration into this site.
Rewriting My WordPress Site In HTML/CSS & Comparing Performance
I recently wrote a post about why I don't use a static site generator. After that post, I decided to fork my site to HTML/CSS to see how quicker it would be.
Implementing The IndieWeb Into My Website
I wanted to utilise the IndieWeb to take ownership of my data and to make may site more connected. This post talks about how I've managed to do that.
Why I Don’t Use A Static Site Generator
I often receive inquisitive looks when I tell people I'm running WordPress on my website. Especially when I'm talking to other people in the InfoSec community where getting responses like, “WordPress,...
Why Having A Full Post RSS Feed Is A Good Idea
It frustrates me when I subscribe to a new RSS feed, only to find that the feed contains an excerpt of each post instead of the full content. This post talks about why I think that's a problem.
How Websites Check Your Password
Ever wondered how websites check your password? I mean, how can they check your password without being able to read it? It's a catch 22, surely?
De-Googling My Life - 2 Years On
I first started De-Googling my life back in September 2017. It's now been nearly 2.5 years since I completed that process, so I thought it was time for an update.
How To Cycle An Aquarium
If you're new to fishkeeping, you _need_ to cycle your aquarium before stocking your tank with live animals. This post will show you how I personally do this.
How I Optimise My Website Performance
WordPress is not slow. This website uses WordPress and is pretty darn quick, I think you will agree? In this post I want to talk a little bit about how I've optimised the performance of this website so that it loads in less than 2 seconds.
How The Aquarium Nitrogen Cycle Works
The nitrogen cycle is one of the first things most fishkeepers learn, but many don't achieve (or don't know about) the FULL nitrogen cycle. This post may help you have better water quality, so you have to do fewer water changes. But most importantly, your fish will be happier and healthier.
How to backup a Synology to Backblaze B2
I recently wrote a post about moving from Nextcloud to Synology, in that post I mention how I'm backing up to Backblaze B2. This post explains how I configured that.
Moving from Nextcloud to Synology
Following a hardware failure in Feb 2019, I moved away from my old Synology to a home built server running Nextcloud. I've now moved back to Synology. This post explains why.
How To Create A Simple Install Script In Ubuntu
This post shows you how to create a simple install script for when you install a fresh build of Ubuntu. This will help you get up and running much quicker.
The Case For WordPress
Apparently, WordPress is slow, insecure and hard to maintain. I disagree and wanted to take a minute to explain why I think none of this is actually true.
How To Add CSS Dark Mode To A Website
A lot of people like to have the option of having a dark mode for a website. Here's how to add it to your site.
Making A Website 06 - Finishing Touches
It's time for the final post in my Making A Website series. In this 6th and final post, we're going to be adding some finishing touches to our website. This is mostly going to be CSS changes, to improve our theme.
Decentralised SMTP Is For The Greater Good
If found this post on Lobte.rs today and thought it was an excellent piece, so worth sharing. The writer talks about how the big mail corporations, like Gmail and Office 365, are so popular that they’...